a new ad blasting governor romney on taxes. what does this mean for the final weeks of the campaign? joining me now stephen moore. great to have you. >> hi, lori. lori: the president launched the attack. what is the message voters are getting on tax policy? >> you know it has been a bad week for mitt romney to break the news cycle he has to release his tax data. he paid about $2 million in taxes that year. he gives an extremely, he and his wife are extremely generous. they give millions of dollars to charities and the church each year. one other point i want to emphasize, when you take into account the fact that he is an investor in these companies, when you take into effect the taxes those companies are making, it is not 14%, it is closer to 30%-35%. lori: because of his business investment not resonating with voters. >> it is simply true. the way to think of a corporate income tax is thinking of it as a withholding tax. by the way, as you know very well, lori, it is not just wealthy people who own stocks. it is companies. we